Shooting Fish
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Actor: Antonia Corrigan, Jane Lapotaire, Myles Anderson, Rowena Cooper, Scott CharlesBrand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-02-23
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of Shooting Fish
Movie Review: Another great Kate Beckinsale performance in very funny film
Summary: 5 Stars
I won't try to detail the plot of this movie because that might spoil it. I'll just say that it has enough surprises and turns to work. But what makes this movie shine is the characters, especially Georgie played to perfection by Kate Beckinsale. By now it's getting difficult to praise Ms. Beckinsale's performances without repeating myself because she is always so excellent in every role. Her Georgie is wonderful and she hits every note exactly. Her character is the central point of a three part comedy about con men and love. I know it may sound strange but you must see this movie. Very funny! Hilarious! This is the kind of film the English can do so well and I hope they keep sending them to us. Especially with Kate Beckinsale in them. We don't see enough of her on this side of the Atlantic. Buy this DVD and enjoy a great comedy (in widescreen!) that you can share with your friends. They'll thank you.
Summary of Shooting Fish
Aristocratic but flat broke Georgie needs cash for a good cause. Enter Jez and Dylan, two young men who scam the rich and give the money to a pair of poor, deserving orphans themselves! However, after they meet the lovely, mysterious Georgie, these modern day Robin Hoods are ensnared in a hilariously complicated net when she steals their hearts.Shooting Fish is the kind of movie that evaporates once the end credits roll, but it's lightweight fun while it lasts. An amusing prologue sets the tone: Two young orphan boys--one in America, one in England--demonstrate their precocious ability to subvert the strict rules of society. Eighteen years later, the clever Yankee schemer Dylan (Dan Futterman) and techno-geek Jez (Stuart Townsend) are fast friends in London, pulling off a series of royal scams to finance their dream of building a luxurious home for orphans--of course, it's a selfish cause since they're the orphans. Their newly hired secretary Georgie (played by the delightful Kate Beckinsale) goes along with their con games in the belief that their intentions are good, and when she discovers their selfish motivations... well, let's just say the boys (who are both smitten with the charming medical student Georgie) manage to rise to the occasion and do the right thing. Despite a few clever twists, this frothy plot meanders too much to be very involving, but the three young costars make it all worthwhile. (Futterman had already played Robin Williams's son in The Birdcage and Beckinsale made a strong impression in The Last Days of Disco.) It's one of those featherweight British comedies that's so good-natured you feel Scroogey if you resist it, and director and cowriter Stefan Schwartz has made the movie just smart enough to hold its own against a wall-to-wall soundtrack of kitschy pop songs. If you don't consider "cute" a derogatory term, this movie will offer an agreeable diversion. --Jeff Shannon
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